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This week’s top ten is dominated by female artists - Rihanna, Gabriella Cilmi, Sara Barielles, Duffy and…Jordin Sparks?
Yeah, it seems like there’s still life in Miss Sparks’ career after all.
Better yet, we have the return of Ne-Yo and his more youthful counterpart, Chris Brown. Brown makes a double appearance in the top ten with Forever and duetting with Jordin Sparks on No Air.
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Alright, we’ve got a lot of big names in this week’s chart - Madonna, Kanye, Mariah, Leona and Chris Brown. Not much movement among the established artists, and we’ve got one bizarre addition to the chart in the guise of September.
That’s right, a month of the year has released a single. The world’s gone mad!
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…and Estelle has the #1 position locked down for the third week in a row! American Boy is a pretty deserving Number 1 anyway, especially when you consider that only other worthwhile single - Chris Brown’s With You - seems to be sliding down the chart at the moment.
Let’s have a look at this week’s top ten singles…
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Whew. Strangest pop-related thing that happened me this week was Denial by the Sugababes came on the radio and I liked it before I realised what I was listening to. Guess that blows smoke all over my review!
Not a bad top ten this week. Most of the songs are actually listenable, even the Madonna/Justin Timberlake collaboration. Having said that, when two major stars release a single backed by Timbaland, surely the end result should be 10x more stunning than this?
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Welcome back for another run down of the UK’s top ten! In this edition, I’m going to moan about how hard it is to write the chart run-down when the tunes stay the same each week.
Nickelback, Rihanna and Kelly Rowland have been hanging around the chart for weeks and weeks, and I have officially run out of things to say about these singles. So, spare me the mental block and fill in your own thoughts in the comments, eh?
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In this weeks edition of the charts, Basshunter refuse to give up their No 1 slot. The industry must’ve forgot to tell them Adele was scheduled for that position. Oops!
In other news, Nickelback stay in the charts for a surprisingly long time. David Jordan is a new and very welcome addition to the chart, and in what can only be described as an act of pop terrorism, people have bought enough Wet Wet Wet singles to allow them to chart. What is the world coming to? Answers on a postcard to the usual address please.
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I must be in pissy form today, because just about every song on the top ten this week annoys me on some level.
I’d been holding off on doing a review of Kanye West’s Homecoming single, because I thought it was quite a weak track. It scratched the top ten last week, but dropped out again pretty quickly. Maybe my first impression was right?
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Here’s the top ten for the week beginning 20 January 2008. Basshunter still hold the coveted top spot, while hot tip for 2008, Adele is the highest new entry at number two.
The charts are fairly static beyond the top ten, proved by the fact that a lot of older singles have reentered such as With Every Heartbeat and Gimme More. I’m also a little disappointed that The Wombats didn’t make top ten with Moving To New York, one of my favourite songs at the moment.
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Finally, Leon Jackson’s reign of terror atop the charts is over. And all it took was an obscure dance act, a crazed former teen starlet and four hairy blokes who think they’re rock stars.
- Basshunter - Now You’re Gone: Seems to have come out of nowhere but is now dominating the top ten as well as all the music video channels.
- Britney Spears - Piece Of Me: Britney’s right to reply, or a self-indulgent rant about her reputation as a drugged out tabloid darling?
- Soulja Boy Tellem - Crank That: Doesn’t look like this one’s going to take Number 1, despite having great success stateside. At this point we’re all wondering if this is a one-hit wonder. What do you think?
- Nickelback - Rockstar: Chad Kroeger’s star-packed video and throaty vocals make Rockstar a sing-along classic. Available at a Karaoke night near you any day now.
- Leon Jackson - When You Believe: Ah, the X-Effect is starting to fade. Expect this to drop out of the charts like a rather large stone. Is that a fat lady singing?
- Rihanna - Don’t Stop The Music: Pumping club track from the delicious Rihanna. Not the most original song in the world, but she bring a touch of cool to it.
- Lupe Fiasco ft Matthew Santos - Superstar: Tapping into the Kanye West style, I knew this was going to be a big hit when I first heard it. Almost too similar to Mr West, maybe it’s evidence of West’s influence in hip-hop that artists like Lupe are emulating his sound and style.
- Timbaland ft OneRepublic - Apologize: Bleeding Love dropped out of the top ten this week, but Apologize is holding on. Judging by past form of both Timbaland and Ryan Tedder, it’s got a couple of weeks left yet.
- Take That - Rule The World: The almighty Take That. After the weak-ass Beatles-by-numbers of Shine, I was glad to see this tune doing so well. Now I’m looking forward to their next release.
- Scouting For Girls - Elvis Ain’t Dead: A dumb repeat of their first single. Even sadder that the general public is dumb enough to lap up this one-trick band and buy the same record twice. Boring.
There’s been plenty of churn in the top ten this week. Mark Ronson’s Valerie has slipped off, as has Girls Aloud’s Call The Shots and Alicia Keys and T2/Jodie Aysha are also heading down the chart. Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be much rising to replace them…
Ooooohhh kaaaayyy! It’s the first official chart of 2008, and a numpty sits at the top, waiting to be toppled from his perch. Please, Gods of Music, grant me this one wish - make him disappear quickly and painlessly.
I didn’t write about the pop charts for a couple of weeks. Why? Because the top ten hasn’t changed much at all.
But don’t worry folks, there’s a spate of new releases in January that I’m counting to work like a laxative and create some movement in the top ten!
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